Blyth to Berwick

Blyth was a very nice port to visit. We met two more couples circumnavigating the UK, its getting like the M25.



Sails up with one reef in, up to 6.5kn under sail, excellent progress but the wind in variable and the reef goes in and out and then in to stay.

The water up towards the Farne Islands gets very clear, 35m deep but you can see the sand and vegetation colours. It must be great diving area. Lots of birds are diving for fish and Paul poits out all the puffins. They just look so unwieldy trying to fly.

George ( from the Mayors office ) phones :-)

We are passed by a friends from Blyth ( Jackie and Steve ) within the Farne Islands. The pilotage seems a little daunting, but ultimately straightforward.

The wind is increasing as we head for Berwick, and the pilotage into this port is non-trivial, and the harbourmaster is not answering either the phone nor the radio.

Arriving in Berwick, the facilities are bare, the harbour is now a lorry park, and we tie up near a ladder so we can get out of the boat, preparing our mooring lines for the 4m tidal variation. Find another excellent Italian restaurant. Once we are back at the boat, she is covered with grid and rubbish from the lorry park. We plan to leave ASAP.